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466837 2006-06-29 01:47:00 Hi Surfer Joe,
Now that is interesting- when I opened the site - nothing happened so impatient as always I clicked "download"-this in a box to the right of the blank screen-as it started to download- I saw an arrow to another box that said Macintosh --I now asumed that the download I first ticked was related to Windows when by the look of it, not so--
O K could I have got that dmg file before I woke up to the error- if so how would I eliminate that?
I use w XP, with sp2 etc, Pentium 4 , 3.1 Cpu, 512 mb ddr ram ,Outlook express, Ad Aware,Spybot,and spyware blaster, for "housekeeping"
I use broadband with 1 gb space allowed,windows media v 10 .
I am just getting used to the thrill of BB speed ( I listen to music while online- this not available with dial up---I think that is all that could be relevant to you for an answer.

The site that started this is
video.google.com

Talk to me bones- perhaps you are getting some where
:o
effie c
effie c (6856)
466838 2006-06-29 02:00:00 I have that same video saved in my WMP..ain't it the greatest?

Anyway...I think I'd search and find files that end with .dmg for a start.

Then, look at the date/time of the attempted dnld and make sure you've got the right one, and drag it kicking and screaming to the recycle bin...

Then...let me see if I have the Windows dnld link...brb...

OK, here it is..... video.google.com

Try it again.....
SurferJoe46 (51)
466839 2006-06-29 03:28:00 Hi,
found 10 ---dated back to May, some to do with Windows such as fonts (wingdings)
I tried to send them to you but "exported" to where, ?-- God only knows- re-did a search found them again but tippy toed out of trouble :)
Seriously none show these current dates
I tried to open your site and exactly the same thing happened - blank screen --- :angry
now what?
-- sorry to keep you from the beach - but do keep em comin folks :)

:lol:
effie c
effie c (6856)
466840 2006-06-29 07:58:00 Hi Surfer Joe, et al,

I bit the bullet and downloaded Firefox-AND, was told I could not proceed until I downloaded Macromedia - this I did and it WORKS !!! :thumbs:

I will carry on using Firefox at least for a while- but I bet The lack of macro media was my trouble
Thanks anyway-- go surf with a clear concience
:cool: :thumbs:
effie c
effie c (6856)
466841 2006-06-29 16:48:00 One of the things a lot of people don't understand is that Firefox tries to protect you from ActiveX things and the inserted malcode that might be on an active website .

You might lose a little functionality on sites that have those things, but FF will pull down a little yellow bar telling you that something like a plug-in is needed to view the site you are on, correctly . If I can use and see the site well enough, I don't bother with the plug-in .

If you think it's a safe move, go ahead and click it . . . but FF has warned you that it could be dangerous, which is something IE will not say . :groan:

I perspnally never allow Macromedia Flash Player to exist as a resident in my system and call it any time I truly-gotta-have-it . I try to brute it into WMP if I can, as I feel it's much safer there and I can control it from that position better . Ya just gotta find file extension handlers (codecs) for WMP, that's all . Some will not work though no matter what I try .

This is good training for my move to Linux . . . and work-arounds!
SurferJoe46 (51)
466842 2006-06-30 00:10:00 If you're still having problems with the Google player, try using KeepVid (http://keepvid.com/) to download the clip - plug in the URL, select Google from the list of sites & click Download. Then click on the Download link to save the video :) autechre (266)
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